Sierra Leone: Ex-president Koroma allowed to travel abroad
Sierra Leone’s judiciary on Wednesday January 17 allowed former president Ernest Bai Koroma to travel abroad for medical treatment, following his indictment for his role […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Government approves 5% civil service salary increase
This Wednesday, January 17, the Angolan government approved a 5% increase in the basic salary of the civil service as of this month, as part […]
Amílcar Cabral centenary celebrations kick off on Saturday and go around the world
The celebrations for Amílcar Cabral’s centenary kick off on Saturday January 20, with activities in Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, and go around the world for […]
Angolan President approves 110 ME in funding to restore M’Banza Congo’s heritage
The Angolan President has approved an agreement worth 100 billion kwanzas (110 million euros) to finance the recovery and conservation of the historical and cultural […]
Cape Verde closed 2023 with inflation rate of 1.3%
Cape Verde closed 2023 with an inflation rate of 1.3%, the National Statistics Institute (INE) announced on Monday January 15, a sharp slowdown from the […]
CPLP: Parliamentary Assembly meets in Luanda with Guinea-Bissau on the agenda
The situation in Guinea-Bissau is one of the topics on the agenda at the two-day meeting of the 1st Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of […]
Universal Church Angola elects new general presbyter
The Universal Church of Angola elected a new general presbyter, following on from Alberto Segunda, who already led the “Brazilian” wing of this religious organization, […]
African bishops reject the idea of blessing same-sex couples
New tensions, a new stage in the tense relations between the Vatican and bishops’ Conferences in Africa. Last December, the Vatican authorized blessings for so-called […]
Ten civilians killed in Khartoum by artillery fire
Ten civilians were killed on Thursday January 11 in an exchange of artillery fire in a residential area of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan torn […]
Mozambican Health ministry on alert for flu syndrome
The Mozambican ministry of Health on Wednesday January 10 recommended reinforcing preventive measures against flu-like illness in the country, warning of a growing trend in […]